On Wednesday, October 22, 2014, Lois Nancy (Wernette) Phillip peacefully entered her eternal rest with her Lord at the age of 89 years old. She was in her home surrounded by family and her faithful bobtail housecat, Mona. She was born February 17, 1925, in San Antonio to John Henry and Catherine Wernette. She went to school at Ursuline Academy in San Antonio and high school in Boerne. She worked at Camp Stanley in the War Effort and for the Soil Conservation Service in Boerne.
On September 13, 1945, she married the love of her life, Harold Phillip, and became a farm and ranch wife on the Phillip Ranch that had been established in 1844 near Kreutzberg, outside of Boerne. Harold was her best friend for 58 years until his death in 2003.
Lois is survived by her daughter, Mary Schmidt and husband Melvyn of Boerne and their children Dustin Schmidt of Austin and Cody Schmidt and wife Jennifer of Houston and their grandchildren Landon and Riley Schmidt of Houston. Lois is survived by her son Charlie Phillip and wife Karan of Boerne and their children Chad and Chandler Phillip and Stephanie Madriz of Boerne. Lois is survived by her late son John Wayne's daughter, Kelley Phillip Hughes and husband A.G. and their children Haydn and Clayton Hughes. Lois is also survived by her nephews, Arthur "Bill" Noll and wife Linda of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Robert Reynolds and wife Linda of Bandera, and Steve Noll and wife Virginia Sue of Rossmore, California; her nieces, Kathleen Ann Reynolds of Sherman, Texas, and Sue Noll of Normal, Illinois; and numerous great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins.
Lois is preceded in death by her parents, all of her siblings, her husband Harold, and their son John Wayne Phillip.
Lois was a very hard-worker. She enjoyed tending to her flowers, gardening, and home canning and baking. She loved helping outside with the chickens, sheep, goats, cattle and horses. Ranch dogs, like some of the many "Queenies" and Missy, were a big part of her heart. She and her family have been longtime members of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. During her final days, she was more worried about not being able to help with the outside chores and not being able to take care of everyone else's needs, thus her obsession with prayer and St. Francis de Sales.
A visitation will be held Sunday, October 26, 2014, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with Recitation of the Rosary at 6:30 p.m. at Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home. There will be a Celebration of her life Monday, October 27, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Kreutzberg Cemetery. To leave condolences for the family, please visit www.ebensberger-fisher.com and select the Obituaries tab.
Arrangements with Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home of Boerne.